Report: New data centers could create more than 120K Illinois jobs, though mostly temporary
Report includes policy recommendations that were part of the POWER Act.
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Illinois to receive up to $768M in Meta settlement over teen social media addiction
Attorney General Kwame Raoul one of many state AGs who investigated and sued Meta.
Pritzker pours cold water on using Meta windfall for Chicago Schools funding
Pritzker said that "one-time money should really be used for one-time needs."
Data centers emerging as key issue in Illinois governor’s race
Data centers have existed for decades, but the fast-growing scale of projects has upended the conversation.
Pritzker signs law regulating how social media platforms interact with children
The new law imposes new restrictions on how social media companies can interact with minors.
Illinois bill limits how social media companies can target feeds to children
The bill limits autoplay videos, nighttime notifications, location sharing and more.
Bill regulating powerful AI models advances as advocates say it’s only the first step
The bill seeks to regulate the most powerful AI models, but advocates say it’s only the first step.
Tech giants sued over ‘stealing’ voices of well-known journalists, voice actors to train AI
A group of Chicago journalists, podcasters and voice actors are suing tech giants for “stealing” their voices in order to ...
Lawmakers advance Pritzker’s cell phone ban, social media regulations
Many bills advanced out of House committees are expected to be amended and further negotiated in the coming weeks.
Illinois, D.C., other states file anti-trust lawsuit against Facebook
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit against Facebook Inc. on Wednesday as part of a coalition of 48 ...
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